M Thomas

Middle School Student Success Counsellor TDSB. Passionate about teaching students to be compassionate and change the world.

[Jason To | 杜澤信 @Jason_To]

Thank you @TDSBDirector for the wonderful shout-out to our incredible @tdsb math educators as they continue to build thinking classrooms to maximize engagement and learning for each and every student 🙌🏽
Let's keep this rolling! We're just getting started...

[Jason To | 杜澤信 @Jason_To]

240+ educators from 57 @tdsb schools began a collaborative inquiry into building thinking classrooms in math through an anti-oppressive lens w/ @pgliljedahl. Staff felt the #ThinkingClassroom framework & what it was to really, really think. Just amazing! #ThinkingClassroomsTDSB

[Stephanie DiGiuseppe @SDiGiuseppeLaw]

The best antidote to crime is opportunity.

Chris Boucher on being homeless: “It's easy to lose yourself and just be like 'I'm just going to do this or rob this and fuck the consequences.'“https://t.co/deqN4VjMR6

[Hamna Anwar @Hamna_Anwar_]

Friends check out my article “Don’t Let Your Hair Down!” I request senior counsel not to provide advice that teaches young, racialized women to minimize themselves or play it small👸🏾🌟 #OBA_WLF ⁦⁦@OBAlawyers⁩ https://t.co/ZtYqKKMryk

[Ahmed Ali @DrAhmednurAli]

The future for girls isn’t bright if it’s without colour.

Black, Indigenous, and girls of colour deserve a future that’s inclusive and intersectional — a future worthy of their potential.

#DayOfTheGirl

[TDSB Islamic Heritage Month @tdsb_ihm]

📢 Calling all @tdsb educators! Sign your class up for the 🏀 IHM Student Leadership Event on Oct 21, featuring @Bilqis_AbdulQ. REGISTER → https://t.co/ENgJhh1kwy. Zoom link and event details will be sent to you upon registering. #SHSM cert eligible. And, #HappyThanksgiving!

[Toronto District School Board @tdsb]

Friday ✅
Long weekend ✅
Drake's new album ✅

A friendly reminder that we will see you Thursday, September 9 for #TDSBFirstDay.🍏

[M Thomas @thomasdmms]

Just posted a photo https://t.co/ejDCdVvwVv

[M Thomas @thomasdmms]

It’s Friday! And it looks like most of us are in the GREEN zone today! Feeling good about the day and the upcoming weekend! #fridaymood #checkin #jamboard #connectonline https://t.co/5zIQNnY2Zq

[John Malloy @malloy_john]

Resiliency is an important and fitting theme of this school year in light of the challenges facing us all. I hope you are able to consider and support your own resilience and that of others. #tdsbwellness

[Jarrett Lerner @Jarrett_Lerner]

I’m not sure who took this photo (if you know, let me know and I will give credit!) but I’ve seen it posted a number of times, with comments celebrating the power of fiction. And yes — stories might just be the most powerful thing in the world. However, this should also...

[M Thomas @thomasdmms]

@SketchesbyBoze Dry your tears and start reading some great books by black authors to learn about antiracism and how we can start fixing this broken world.

[Todd Finley, PhD @finleyt]

New Brain Blast: The inequitable cost of #COVID19 on children of color and kids living in #poverty returning to school this fall.
#edchat #teachers #ukedchat #DiversityandInclusion #remotelearning

[M Thomas @thomasdmms]

I don’t usually post stuff like this, but this story just broke my heart. #IrunwithMaud

[Cult of Pedagogy @cultofpedagogy]

A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Through Coronavirus
via @Tolerance_org
https://t.co/MpxCNd6FiW

[George Couros @gcouros]

6 Ideas for Creating a Remote Community of Learners https://t.co/SgYfCgTKJT via @katiemartinedu

[M Thomas @thomasdmms]

This is great advice. Our grade 7 team gave out a journaling project for students to document their time at home.

[George Couros @gcouros]

"What if we all viewed the limitations of our current context as an opportunity for creativity and innovation?' https://t.co/gZMvj9Hr0D via @whatedsaid

[Dr. Z. Farahmand, Ed.D @mmefrhmnd]

Lets be gentle with our little ones as they come to terms with our current state of affairs. Love this graphic as a reminder of how anxiety can manifest in different behaviours.